Listening to Pain A Clinician's Guide to Improving Pain Management Through Better Communication

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Synopsis

In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Fishman shows how communicating better with patients about their pain can help physicians create safer and more effective treatment strategies. Listening to Pain offers physicians a wealth of practical guidance about asking the right questions and assessing patient responses, including:
-What questions to ask pain patients when they first present with pain
-Using functional goals as outcome measures
-Educating patients about the risks and benefits of treatment
-Documenting patient consent and compliance with treatment regimens
-How to manage difficult patients

Book details

Author:
Scott M. Fishman
ISBN:
9780199930531
Related ISBNs:
9780199891986, 9780199891986
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2022-10-09
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2012
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Medicine, Nonfiction